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Chapter 4 Questions

1. Describe how numerous agents of socialization contribute to our development as males and females in terms of learning gender roles from sociological perspectives.
2. Describe parents as socialization agent and other sources of socialization. Who are primary socialization agents forming our gender roles? Why?
3. Use gender theory and social learning theory to analyze your family experience.

Chapter 5 Questions

1. Explain intimacy. List the benefits that intimate relationships provide us and use your real life examples to illustrate them.
2. Discuss the components of Sternberg‘s theory of love. Please use an example to illustrate it.

Chapter 6 Questions

1. Compare and contrast traditional female sexual scripts and traditional male sexual scripts.
2. List contemporary sexual scripts and apply some elements to real life.

Chapter 7 Questions

1. Identify the main problem with nonverbal communication. Discuss different behavior patterns between happily married couples and unhappily married couples. Did unhappily married couples display confrontation? Why?
2. Discuss some positive strategies for resolving conflict and share some of your strategies that you use to resolve conflict.